Robert Millan wrote:
SmartCards are a single-purpose device. Users don't install software in them,
You don't install software in a TPM module either.
This is wrong. Smartcards of course have a an interface to interact with them. It is even a not so small subset of what TPM provides.and they don't have any user interface (other than a button or so) that could be used to implement DRM
And yes, you could use a Smartcard to do DRM.
, so it's not an issue if their owners can't modify their firmware (which could even be in a ROM).
The TPM can't modify anything either. A TPM is a _passive_ crypto module. Best regards, Chris
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